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Yuri Souza
Doctoral Student in Biology
I am a tropical Ecologist with a broad interest in community and ecosystem dynamics. My experiences range from fieldwork to statistics and data analyses. My current interest relies on understanding the dynamics above and below-ground processes and their consequences on ecosystem maintenance.
Education
University of Sao Paulo (USP)
MBA in Data Science and Analytics
Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
2021 - 2023
Thesis: ShinyApp application as a tool for ecological data management, analyses, visualization, and digital decision making approach (Application Result)
Advisor: Dr. Walter Mesquita Filho
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Master in Ecology and Biodiversity
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2018 - 2021
Thesis: Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest (UNESP Libraries)
Advisor: Dr. Mauro Galetti
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2013 - 2016
Thesis: Uma análise de modelagem do ciclo hidrológico e impactos do aumento da concentração de CO2 atmosférico na Amazônia (UNESP Libraries)
Advisor: Dr. David Montenegro Lapola
Complementary Education
Hierarchical Modelling of Species Communities with the R-package Hmsc
University of Helsinki (Online)
Helsinki, Finland
2020
- 25 h
- course
Introduction to Hierarchical Modeling
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
2019
- 45 h
- course
Introduction of R: data management, visualization and analysis
LaBic - UNESP
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2019
- 40 h
- course
Geographic information system in the analysis of environmental risks using ArcGIS software
Geoprocessing with no boundaries (online)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2017
- 16 h
- course
Scholarship & Awards
Doctoral Graduate Fellowship
Dean’s fellowship (US$ 72.000,00)
University of Miami (UM)
Miami, FL, United States
2022 - 2024
Master Graduate International Fellowship
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (US$ 9.636,00)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #2019/20905-4
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2020 - 2021
Title: The effects of defaunation on carbon stock in plant functional groups in the Atlantic forest
Aim: 1- Access the carbon content in plant growth form saplings in different growth stages; 2- Investigate how Defaunation might affect plant carbon content
Master Graduate Scholarship
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 48,852.54)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #19/05538-5
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2018 - 2021
Title: Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest
Aim: 1- Investigate how the extinction of large mammalian herbivores might affect plant growth form community by changes plant composition, interactions and diversity; 2- Address the consequences of these changes to the tropical forest
Scientific Initiation Scholarship
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 7,960.00)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #15/03759-3
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2016
Title: An analysis modeling of the hydrological cycle and impacts of increased atmospheric CO2 concentration in the Amazon
Aim: 1- Validation and calibration of a water balance model using updated input data; 2- application of this model in the Amazon forest, in line with the AmazonFACE project, seeking to improve understanding of the effects of increased CO2 in the water dynamics of this biome
Research Experience
Technical Training
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 13,021.60)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #21/08509-6
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2021 - 2022
Title: Curatorship, processing and synthesis of seed dispersal traits of plants and animals from literature and field data
Aim: 1- Creating an online platform for plant traits data input; 2- Create a platform for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization
- 2000 h
Professional Experience
Environmental consultant
Miami, FL, United States
2021 - 2022
- Fieldwork collection & assistant
- Plots construction
Environmental consultant
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2017 - 2018
- Fieldwork assistant
- Camera Trap installation
Environmental consultant
Botucatu, SP, Brazil
2017 - 2018
- GIS tutorial
- Map production
Environmental consultant
Itirapina, SP, Brazil
2017
- GIS analist
- Invasive specie controlling
Teaching Experience
Graduation
N/A
N/A
01. Fortran mondelling and ArcGIS visualization
Teacher Assistant Graduate in Ecology and Biodiversity Environmental Changing classes São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2014
- 8 h
Undergraduation
N/A
N/A
03. Ecology Lab
Teacher Assistant Undergraduate students in Biology Written course focused in ecology fieldwork and data analyses - University of Miami (UM)
United States, FL, Miami
2023-2024
- 336 h
02. R-based statistics applied to ecology fieldwork
Teacher Assistant Undergraduate students in Ecology Fieldwork Ecology classes - São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
2018
- 16 h
01. Savanna fieldwork sample design experiment
Teacher Assistant Undergraduate studentsin Environmental Science Biogeography for Environmental Management and Analysis classes - Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)
São Carlos, SP, Brazil
2018
- 48 h
Books
01. The Atlantic Forest History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest
Chapter: Causes and Consequences of Large-Scale Defaunation in the Atlantic Forest
New York: Springer
N/A
Galetti, Mauro; Gonçalves, Fernando; Villar, Nacho; Zipparro, Valesca; Paz, Claudia; Mendes, Calebe; Lautenschlager, Lais; Souza, Yuri; Akkawi, Paula; Pedrosa, Felipe;, Bulascoschi, Leticia; Bello, Carolina; Sevá, Anaiá P.; Sales, Lilian; Genes, Luísa; Abra, Fernanda; Bovendorp, Ricardo S. 2021, 297–324p, ISBN: 978-3-030-55322-7
Publications
06. Frugivory and seed dispersal by the Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
Acta Oecologica, 116: 103837
N/A
2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2022.103837
Lautenschlager, Lais; Souza, Yuri; Galetti, Mauro
05. Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest
Journal of Ecology, 110(04), 845-859 p
N/A
2022
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13846
Souza, Yuri; Villar, Nacho; Ziparro, Valesca; Nazareth, Sérgio; Galetti, Mauro
04. ATLANTIC MAMMALS: a data set of assemblages of medium and large-sized mammals of the Atlantic Forest of South America
Ecology 100(10), e02785
N/A
2019
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2785
Souza, Yuri, et al.
03. ATLANTIC AMPHIBIANS: a data set of amphibian communities from the Atlantic Forests of South America
Ecology 99(07), 1692-1692 p
N/A
2018
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2392
Vancine, Maurício H.; Duarte, Kauã da Silva; De Souza, Yuri S.; Giovanelli, João G, R.; Martins- sobrinho, Paulo M.; López, Ariel; Bovo, Rafael P.; Maffei, Fábio; Lion, Marília B.; Ribeiro Júnior, José W.; Brassaloti, R.; Da Costa, Carolina O, R.; Sawakuchi, Henrique O.; Forti, Lucas R.; Cacciali, Pier; Bertoluci, Jaime; Haddad, Célio F, B.; Ribeiro, Milton C.
02. Análise Temporal da Invasão Biológica de Pinus sp. em Área Úmida do Domínio Cerrado
Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 11(02), 521-531 p
N/A
2018
DOI: 10.26848/rbgf.v11.2.p521-531
Conciani, Dhemerson; De Souza, Yuri S.; Ruffino, Paulo H, P.; Zanchetta, Denise
01. Uma aplicação de modelagem do ciclo hidrológico e impactos do aumento da concentração de CO2 atmosférico na Amazônia
Revista UniVap
N/A
2016
DOI: 10.18066/revistaunivap.v22i40.477
Souza, Yuri S.; Lapola, David M.